iPorts vs pilot logbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPorts
Discover essential details and view the locations of major and mid-large airports globally. This utility app provides fundamental airport information directly on a map.
- Airport information display
- Global airport map
- Major airport coverage
- Mid-large airport coverage
Read full descriptionHide full description
Show basic information and location on the map of major and mid large airports worldwide. Stay tuned for more features coming ...
pilot logbook
Read full descriptionHide full description
CloudLog is the digital logbook for pilots, from student and private pilots to professionals. Log your flight and you are done. Your hours, landings and ratings are always with you, on iPhone, iPad and in the browser. LOG WITH EASE • Enter flights and simulator sessions in seconds • More than 78,000 airfields and more than 10,000 ICAO aircraft types built in • Automatic sync between the app and the web app • Search and saved filters across your whole logbook COMPLIANT AND READY TO PRINT • Logbook in line with EASA FCL.050 • PDF printouts in the familiar layouts: Jeppesen EASA, Jeppesen FAA and Schiffmann • Digital signatures and instructor countersignature ALWAYS IN VIEW • Cockpit with your key figures • 90-day rule per type: see at a glance whether you may carry passengers • Licences, medicals and ratings with expiry warnings (Pro) SWITCH WITHOUT RETYPING • Importers for your previous logbook • Bring over your complete flight history in a few minutes MORE WITH PRO • Flight Network: import flights with their track from ADS-B and MLAT • Flight track on the map and on the 3D globe • Checklists • Integrations: Aircraft Info Desk, Charterware, Vereinsflieger FLIGHT TRACKER (BETA) Let CloudLog fly along: the app records your position in the background and creates a logbook draft after the flight – with date, departure and arrival airport, flight time and landings. You review, adjust and save. Included in Pro. YOUR PLAN • Essential for €3.99 a month: the complete logbook with the app, all importers and all PDF layouts • Pro: adds the Flight Network, licences, checklists and integrations • Cancel monthly For clubs and flight schools there is CloudLog TEAMS. Learn more: cloudlog.aero Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPorts at none against pilot logbook's 3. pilot logbook's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. pilot logbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iPorts asks for nothing beyond the download.
iPorts ships an update every 6 weeks, pilot logbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPorts | pilot logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Gartz | CloudLog |
In-app purchases
iPorts
No in-app purchases
pilot logbook
- ESSENTIAL$3.991 Month
- welcome special one time offer$4.991 Month
- YOUR ALL-ACCESS PASS1 Month trial$6.991 Month









